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Aqara FP300 - a Tech Masochist meta review

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This is a Tech Masochist Meta Review - TM does not have the item in hand, but is compiling thoughts based on tech coverage, Reddit vibes, and his own hard earned wisdom in dealing with bleeding edge technology. Aqara has release the FP300 presence sensor, after a lengthy tease that began January at CES and ended somewhere after the Trump presidency somewhat walked back apocalyptic tariffs against Chinese products. It succeeds but does not entirely subsume the Aqara FP2, which remains in some ways the examplar of Aqara's offerings in this space. Presence sensors solve the shortcomings of basic PIR motion sensors that are not so great at detecting couch potatoes and other somewhat sedate human beings, promising to detect minute movements with mmWave technology. The first way the FP300 distinguishes itself is its power source - with 2 replaceable CR2450 batteries, the FP300 avoids the hardwiring requirement of the FP2 and can be placed discretely without ungainly cords wrecking your s...
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Govee Icicle Lights with Matter - Preamble

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Icicle lights hanging off the roof   MOAR RGB. The rallying cry of PC Master Race brethren, mouth breathing incels, or general tech enthusiasts; but when the holidays arrive, everyone but the most withdrawn curmudgeons festoon their homes with lights of all shapes and colors.    Now one cannot be content with lights with fixed colors, or even those with a few varying colors. No, one must demand holiday lights that can be set to every color of the rainbow, even if they will inevitably be set to winter whites and blues, or more vibrant reds and greens. Govee has been carving out a cost effective yet technically competent niche for lighting in all manners of form factors. As with many vendors, they are slowly scratching a bulwark into the Matter standard, which promises to let them interoperate with vendors across the major smart home landscape.   In terms of mounting hardware, the lights come with clever clips that have space enough to clamp onto gutters, and grooves t...
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